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Pete Ebbink · 12-19-2004, 12:28 PM

Hi Fredo,

Some questions :

1. Can you tell us if the inside surfaces of your luger's frame is "in the white" or is it totally blued ?

I am asking as your trigger side plate is of the early variation (the "island" does not run all the up to the top of the plated edge) and I want to know if your frame interior is blued or white...to figure out, more closely, where in the serial number range those chages occurred.

The two features may not be related at all; that is, the switch from trigger side plate type and the switch from white to blue frame interior.

Your luger also has the step on the top surface of the breechblock...which indicates a feature of the early 1906 W+F Bern as well.

Author V. Bobba wrote in his book the switch from white to blue frame interior happened around serial # 26205...

2. Is there a 3-digit serial number stamped on the lower edge of your trigger side plate ? If yes, is it "958" as well ? Your trigger side plate is of the first, early variation of this luger model. It is uncommon to find one on a pistol with the late serial number of 27958...

Here is the variation tables from V. Bobba's book :

Regards,

Pete...

12-19-2004, 12:28 PM	#6
Pete Ebbink User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The USA Posts: 5,919 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Hi Fredo, Some questions : 1. Can you tell us if the inside surfaces of your luger's frame is "in the white" or is it totally blued ? I am asking as your trigger side plate is of the early variation (the "island" does not run all the up to the top of the plated edge) and I want to know if your frame interior is blued or white...to figure out, more closely, where in the serial number range those chages occurred. The two features may not be related at all; that is, the switch from trigger side plate type and the switch from white to blue frame interior. Your luger also has the step on the top surface of the breechblock...which indicates a feature of the early 1906 W+F Bern as well. Author V. Bobba wrote in his book the switch from white to blue frame interior happened around serial # 26205... 2. Is there a 3-digit serial number stamped on the lower edge of your trigger side plate ? If yes, is it "958" as well ? Your trigger side plate is of the first, early variation of this luger model. It is uncommon to find one on a pistol with the late serial number of 27958... Here is the variation tables from V. Bobba's book : Regards, Pete... Last edited by Pete Ebbink; 12-23-2004 at 08:18 PM.